1979 South Norfolk District Council election

1979 South Norfolk District Council election

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All 55 seats to South Norfolk District Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Independent Seats won 31 21 Seat change 8 Popular vote 21,329 10,477 Percentage 46.0% 22.6% Swing 1.4% 1.0%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Ind. Conservative Seats won 2 1 Seat change Popular vote 2,231 N/A [a] Percentage 4.8% N/A Swing 0.7% 1.0%
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Conservative

The 1979 South Norfolk District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of South Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections.

The council was contested on new ward boundaries, increasing the number of seats by 8 to 55.

Summary

Election result

1979 South Norfolk District Council election [2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	37	31			8	56.4	46.0	21,329	+1.4
	Independent	14	21				38.2	22.6	10,477	+1.0
	Liberal	3	2				3.6	4.8	2,231	–0.7
	Ind. Conservative	1	1				1.8	N/A	N/A	–1.0
	Labour	25	0				0.0	26.6	12,319	–0.3

Notes

1. The only Independent Conservative candidate was elected unopposed

References

1. "South Norfolk District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 6 September 2025.
2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 6 September 2025.